Harry Kane reveals Harry Maguire ‘played on one leg’ in England vs Germany

Harry Kane has defended England team-mate Harry Maguire after his two mistakes led to goals in Monday night’s 3-3 draw with Germany at Wembley.

The England captain said the defender “played on one leg” for the last 10 minutes of the UEFA Nations League match after being punched.

It was another night to forget for the Manchester United man, who allowed possession and then knocked down Jamal Musiala to concede the penalty from which Ilkay Gundogan put Germany ahead before losing the ball on the pitch leading up to the second from Kai Havertz.

Kane celebrates scoring the penalty that put England 3-2 ahead at Wembley

But England stormed back and led 3-2 after goals from Luke Shaw, Mason Mount and a penalty from Kane, only for goalkeeper Nick Pope to fumble a shot from Serge Gnabry with three minutes to go, giving Havertz a simple shot. tap in for 3-3 .

Maguire, whose poor form has seen him lose his place in the United team under Ten Hag, appeared to feel his leg after stretching in the second half, but fought on.

‘Any individual mistake, you will be stripped. But we are a team, we will be behind each other,” Kane said.

“They learn from it and move on. They were great to us every time they put the shirt on.

Maguire made some costly mistakes for England in their 3-3 draw against Germany

‘hey [Maguire] had a pretty decent injury there at the end where he played on almost one leg for another five, ten minutes.

‘Great character of him, I’m really proud of that.’

Maguire’s United team-mate Luke Shaw also defended him after Monday night’s Wembley draw.

“Harry is a great player, a great character,” he said on BBC Radio 5 Live.

“He’s taken a lot of sticks, probably more than I’ve ever seen in football.

“He never hides, he’s always there. You can have people who can hide and don’t want to be in the spotlight.

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“He keeps putting himself in the spotlight, it shows the strength and character he has.

“Everyone knows he is an incredible player. Right now the confidence may not be there because it can feel like the whole world is against him.

“It’s difficult for him, but we as players and staff are all behind him because he is a very important player.

“It shows Gareth’s confidence because he played in both games” [this week] – and look at the euros what he has done.

“People have to understand that he’s a big part of the England team and have to accept it.”

Reece James also jumped in Maguire’s defense after a flaw-ridden performance

Reece James also came in Maguire’s defense. “If you’re a player and you make a mistake, I think you have enough experience to know you made a mistake and you don’t need to be told,” he said.

Harry hasn’t been playing too much this season and is still finding his rhythm. we know the quality he has.

“There are no doubts, it’s just a small mistake. He will bounce back and make strong progress.’